2 large lobster tails
3 tablespoons butter
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small can pureed tomatoes
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup sherry
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup heavy cream
1 (8 ounce) package dried angle hair spaghetti
Fresh parsley, chopped

1 cup olive oil
1 clove garlic, pressed
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons wine vinegar
2 eggs
Salt and ground pepper
Dash Worcestershire sauce

Blend all ingredients in food processor for 10-15 seconds. Wash and chop two heads of Romaine lettuce. Toss salad until greens are coated with dressing. Serve on chilled plates.

½ cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs

Cream butter. Add sugar very gradually. Bland in cocoa and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating five minutes after each. Pour into cooked pie shell. Garnish with whipped cream and shaved chocolate. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

A homemade stock adds depth and body to soups and stews. The ingredients you choose should be supportive, not overwhelming. Yesterday’s or even last week’s vegetables are fine, as long as they are still healthy.
The beauty of stock ingredients is that the ideal ingredients are usually the trimmings from the soup you are about to make. Some examples are:
• leek roots and leaves
• end-of-the-head garlic cloves
• potato parings
• celery leaves
• parsley stems
• carrot roots
• lemon or lime shells

How about a fun and refreshing Holiday party?! These three unique ideas are sure to have your friends talking!

Gift Wrapping Party
Invite a few friends to an early evening gift wrapping get-together. Tell everybody to bring gift wrap, ribbons, tape, card stock, scissors, glue, writing utensils, old ornaments, silk flowers and lots of ideas. You as the host prepare some finger foods.

Cookie Exchange Party
A cookie exchange is a great way to end up with a selection of homemade cookies without the burden of baking for a week! Some things to keep in mind:

Pumpkin Pie
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
1 (14 ounce) can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Whisk pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, spices and salt in medium bowl until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from crust comes out clean. Cool. Garnish as desired.

I am always looking for diet ideas and suggestions; I found one that caught my eye that
I thought I would pass along from the August 15, 2011 issue of Women’s World.
GET AN ANCIENT VITAMIN BOOST!
Take this: Fish Oil (1,000 mg) Benefits are: The omega-3s in fish oil help boost overall health and speed metabolism, so
we lose more fat. Take this: CLA (800 mg) and carnitine (1,000 mg)
Benefits are: Carnitine works with CLA to help you build more metabolism-boosting muscle and burn a higher percentage of body
fat.

Cooking is a skill that helps children read, do math and organize their work logically. This school year, spend more time with your kids in the kitchen and teach them how to cook with easy kids’ recipes.

Candy Bar Popcorn
1 (3.5 ounce) package microwave popcorn
1 king size candy bar of your choice (I used Snickers)

Pesto Bruschetta
29 Servings Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Ingredients
1 loaf (1 pound) French bread, cut into slices
1 jar (7 ounces) prepared pesto
2 medium tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
1 package (4 ounces) crumbled feta cheese

Directions
Arrange bread slices on an ungreased baking sheet. Spread with pesto; top with tomatoes and cheese. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Yield: 29 appetizers.

BLUEBERRY CHICKEN SALAD
4 Servings Prep/Total Time: 15 min. +chilling

Ingredients
2 cups fresh blueberries

MSN.com defines R.S.V.P or r.s.v.p.–used to request reply: used on an invitation to request a response to it.
For those in the dark, it does not mean Refreshments Served Very Promptly. It does not mean throw the invitation in a pile and forget about it. It does not mean respond only if you’re not coming, or respond the day of the party, or respond and then fail to show up. And it most certainly does not mean show up with extra guests!